If you're looking for the sort of travel that gets your heart pumping a bit and you feel as if you're whole body is engaged in your vacation experience, look to Florida. That's the idea behind the on-line and print publication South Florida Adventures. Whether you like to take to the water or are a dry land type person--or want to combine both, the round-up of the publication's10 top stories of the year is an excellent place to start searching out ideas for adventurous travel. Here are eight of the stories that are specifically travel related. The other two are profile pieces.
- Stand-up paddleboarding: Not only do you get an adventure, but you can give muscles a work-out while you keep an eye out for dolphins and other ocean creatures.
- Cycling along A1A from West Palm Beach to Ft. Lauderdale: Read this article for a personal perspective from a cycling champion.
- Archeology and Nature Hike at Long Key Nature Center:The adventure in this travel option comes from interacting with the wildlife and seeing where Native Americans roamed years ago.
- Kayaking on the Oleta River: The river once connected the Biscayne Bay with the Everglades. This travel options sounds like a terrific way to enjoy mangrove swamp scenery, but remember the bug spray.
- Dive among wrecks and coral reefs: There are five wrecks and five reefs recommended in this article.
- Hike on Tamiami Trail: The trail gives glimpses of deer and other wild life on the way. The writer thinks he may have seen a bobcat.
- Mountain Biking in Amelia Earhart Park: The single track winds through gorgeous scenery and offers riders a workout.
Each of these sound quite worthy of combining into an adventure travel week where you could easily combine them into one vacation. I'd say you'd end up with a unique perspective of this part of Florida as a result.
[from Travel Briefs in Columbus Dispatch]
